Bing Xbox Music Playlists To use this feature, pull up the modern version of Internet Explorer 11 and use Bing to search for a band or artist. Then hit Windows Key + H (or swipe from right to left) to bring up the Share charm and select Music. Now wait while the music you’re looking for is found. After the music is found, select the correct band or artist from the list and click Create Playlist....
Visit Stadiums with Google Street View Google has gone to the trouble of capturing views of all twelve Brazilian stadiums hosting football (soccer for you Americans) matches at World Cup 2014. Some of them are nothing short of spectacular. You can find all of the World Cup stadium street views here, including the beautiful Maracana, a stadium capable of hosting almost 80,000 spectators. Out of the 12 stadiums of the World Cup, five have been purposely built, one has been rebuilt, and the remaining six have been renovated....
Introducing ATSC 3.0 The new transmission standard for over-the-air channels has been in development for many years with the first limited tests ongoing in Phoenix, Arizona, Dallas, Texas, Baltimore, Maryland, East Lansing, Michigan, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Santa Barbara, California. Promising better reception, 4K HDR video support, Dolby Atmos and DTS-X support, on-demand video, and more, ATSC 3.0 is being spearheaded by broadcast television station groups as well as public broadcasters....
A Brief History Before looking at fast charging, it’s important to note where we’ve been in terms of smartphone charging over the years. Until recently, most mobile devices relied on the 5 Watts charging standard and therefore shipped with 5W only adapters. Samsung was one of the first vendors to move beyond this, although others lagged for some time. Apple, for example, only switched to 18W adapters beginning with the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max....
A Review: Dark and Deep Web As previously noted, the Deep Web can include webmail, online banking, social media pages and profiles, web forums, and anything else that is private from the public. It can also feature anything behind a paywall, like an online newspaper or magazine. Accessing deep web content requires entering a password or another type of security access. These can include fingerprints, retina scans, or other requirements....
The mid-year software updates include something for everyone, although they aren’t packed with as many new features as previous releases. The highlights of iOS 14.5, macOS 11.3, and more are as follows. iOS 14.5/iPadOS 14.5 One of the biggest new features in the latest version of iOS and iPadOS is under the hood. With the new App Tracking Transparency requirement, app developers must now ask for permission before tracking users for ad targeting....
Windows 10 Build 16299.251 via KB4090913 Here is what has been fixed with this latest patch according to the Microsoft release notes: Addresses an issue in which some USB devices and onboard devices, such as a built-in laptop camera, keyboard, or mouse, stop working. This may occur when the Windows Update servicing stack incorrectly skips installing the newer version of some critical drivers in the cumulative update and uninstalls the currently active drivers during maintenance....
The last update we saw was Preview build 10512, and it was a major improvement over the previous release, but of course it had its issues as all Preview builds do. Microsoft’s Gabe Aul reached out to Windows Insiders on Twitter last week to find out if the build should be released to the Fast ring, despite having a major bug with Store purchasing, the overall response from Insiders was a resounding yes!...
If your Windows 10 desktop is performing slowly since upgrading to a new version of Windows 10, there might be some simple reasons why that’s happening. Below are some things you should try after performing the upgrade. Improve Your Systems Desktop Performance After Upgrading to Windows 10 Reset or Update BIOS An upgrade can introduce significant changes for better or worse. Your system might not yet be optimized or you might need to tweak your system defaults to get the device to jive with the upgrade....
When asked why the company decided to skip from Windows 8 to 10, execs said “This product, when you see the product in your fullness I think you’ll agree with us that it’s a more appropriate name.” Today’s briefing was short, and focused on the enterprise features, but we did get a glimpse of some of the new user interface enhancements. There will be a new Start menu that will include resizable tiles for Modern apps, virtual desktops (similar to OS X’s Expose feature), improved Start menu search from the desktop that will also include web results, and much more....
Universal Windows 10 Apps and Menus Universal Windows Apps (UWAs) — Now referred to as UWPs, presents some differences from your standard Windows applications. These new conventions are critical to getting the most out of using this new kind of application. Windows 10, in particular, includes critical interface elements to make navigating and managing these applications on-screen easy on the desktop with floating windows and easy to use on touchscreen devices....
In fact former Windows employee Michael Bibik created the Fixing Windows 8 website to start a protest campaign. Some people say the Metro UI should be on tablets only and the Desktop remain the same on computers. I was initially hesitant about the new Metro UI and lack of the Start button. I’ve been testing out Windows 8 Consumer Preview since it was released and I’ve found it to be a fluid experience....
Windows 8.1 Update 1 New Taskbar Options Arguably the best new feature is the ability to pin Modern apps to the desktop taskbar easily. Simply right-click an app’s live tile. Or from the Apps view you can do the same. One of the options I like the most is the ability to see live previews of Modern apps. For example, here I’m working on the desktop and I can see what apps are doing – similar to the Live Tile experience on the Start screen....
Ouch… That took WAYYY to long to figure out :( Today I installed a new Microsoft LifeCam (I think they call it.) In any case, once installed, I wanted to play around with the Video Conferencing. However before I could, it told me I needed the Windows Live Messenger. Conveniently, once the Camera was installed, the LifeCam 2.0 software provided a link to the Windows Live Installer – WLInstaller.exe (here’s where the problem hit me....
First, download and install the latest version of Windows Live Mesh for Mac. In this example, I’m installing it on my Mac running OS X Lion 10.7.3. Launch the .dmg file and drag the Live Mesh icon into the Applications folder. Open the Applications folder and double click the Live Mesh icon. Now enter in your Windows Live ID username and password. Check all three options to remember your credentials and sign in automatically....
You can use it to fix Windows 11 crashing, fix a keyboard not working, or spot (and possibly resolve) other issues. For example, if you see a Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files error message like the one shown below, you’ll know you’ve got a problem. The error indicates that SFC found corrupt system files but it couldn’t replace the files with working ones. After receiving the error, you have a few options to repair your PC....
Just about all of the core activities you may need to use in either a private or a business environment, you can do with PDFelement 7. These include: Markup existing PDFs and print themEdit nearly any element inside the PDFConvert PDF documents to other popular formats like Word or HTMLPassword protects your PDF filesCreate PDF documents with form fieldsDigitally sign documentsPerform OCR analysis on images with textBatch process multiple PDF docs to convert them or fix simple formatting...
Get Free Xbox Games To get your free copy of Fable III, fire up your Xbox 360 and go to Games > Browse Games > Free with Gold. Remember that these games are quite large. Fable III is a 5.61 GB download. If you have the Xbox 360 4 GB model, check out my article on how to add a 16 GB flash drive for extra space. These games are free and yours to keep....
YouTube Mobile App Video Sharing and Messaging You can share videos with friends and family directly on YouTube Starting today. According to the official YouTube blog post: This new feature was being tested in select markets since the middle of 2016. After receiving feedback from users in the test markets the company has begun rolling out the new abilities to everyone. To try it out press the share button inside the YouTube apps and you’ll see a carousel at the top with your contacts....
If you look at your February Sprint bill via your online account that there has been a Discount Policy Change Notice. Fortunately for us, this change in policy constitutes a material change in our Sprint contracts. Who does this affect? Family PlansCorporate Share PlansNOT individual lines (only 1 person and number on the account). You can still try but it probably won’t work. How exactly is my contract changing? The plan (line 1) is going from $129....
